Editing Yangon (section)

===Buses and cars===
[[File:Anawrahta road traffic.jpg|thumb|Traffic at [[Anawrahta]] Road, presumably during peak hours]]
Yangon has a {{convert|4456|km|mi|adj=on}} road network of all types (tar, concrete and dirt) in March 2011. Many of the roads are in poor condition and not wide enough to accommodate an increasing number of cars.<ref name=w11-30yr-plan/> The vast majority of Yangon residents cannot afford a car and rely on an extensive network of buses to get around. Over 300 public and private bus lines operate about 6,300 crowded buses around the city, carrying over 4.4&nbsp;million passengers a day.<ref name=uncrd/><ref name="bus">{{Cite journal |url=http://www.myanmar.com/myanmartimes/MyanmarTimes18-341/n008.htm |title=First private bus line in Yangon launched |author=Yan Naing Hein |journal=The Myanmar Times |access-date=15 October 2008 |archive-date=6 January 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070106212917/http://www.myanmar.com/myanmartimes/MyanmarTimes18-341/n008.htm }}</ref> All buses and 80% of the taxis in Yangon run on [[compressed natural gas]] (CNG), following the 2005 government decree to save money on imported petroleum.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.irrawaddy.org/highlight.php?art_id=14444 |title=Rangoon Commuters Afraid of Gas Explosions |date=14 October 2008 |author=Wai Moe |magazine=The Irrawaddy |access-date=15 October 2008 |archive-date=1 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110501123123/http://www.irrawaddy.org/highlight.php?art_id=14444 }}</ref> Highway buses to other cities depart from Dagon Ayeyar Highway Bus Terminal for Irrawaddy delta region and Aung Mingala Highway Bus Terminal for other parts of the country.<ref name="mm-net">{{cite web |url=http://www.myanmars.net/myanmar-travel/myanmar-yangon/yangon.htm#Getting_Around |title=Getting Around Yangon |access-date=14 October 2008 |publisher=Myanmar's Net |archive-date=21 September 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080921211746/http://www.myanmars.net/myanmar-travel/myanmar-yangon/yangon.htm#Getting_Around }}</ref>

Motor transportation in Yangon is highly expensive for most of its citizens. As the government allows only a few thousand cars to be imported each year in a country with over 50 million people,<ref name="nyt">{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/29/world/asia/29aid.html?scp=18&sq=myanmar&st=nyt |title=Burmese Economy Is an Obstacle to Aid |date=29 May 2008 |work=The New York Times |access-date=23 February 2017 |archive-date=18 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018222041/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/29/world/asia/29aid.html?scp=18&sq=myanmar&st=nyt |url-status=live}}</ref> car prices in Yangon (and in Burma) are among the highest in the world.{{citation needed|date=July 2017}} In July 2008, the two most popular cars in Yangon, 1986/87 Nissan Sunny Super Saloon and 1988 Toyota Corolla SE Limited, cost the equivalent of about US$20,000 and US$29,000 respectively.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.mmtimes.com/feature/care2008/care05.htm |title=Clash of the titans on streets of Yangon |date=2 June 2008 |author=Thomas Kean |work=The Myanmar Times |access-date=2 June 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100104080833/http://mmtimes.com/feature/care2008/care05.htm |archive-date=4 January 2010 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> A sports utility vehicle, imported for the equivalent of around US$50,000, goes for US$250,000.<ref name="nyt" /> Illegally imported unregistered cars are cheaper – typically about half the price of registered cars. Nonetheless, car usage in Yangon is on the rise, a sign of rising incomes for some, and already causes much traffic congestion in highway-less Yangon's streets. In 2011, Yangon had about 300,000 registered motor vehicles in addition to an unknown number of unregistered ones.<ref name="w11-30yr-plan" />

Within Yangon city limits, it is illegal to drive [[trishaw]]s, bicycles, and motorcycles. Since February 2010, [[pick-up truck]] bus lines have been forbidden to run in six townships of central Yangon, namely [[Latha Township|Latha]], [[Lanmadaw Township|Lanmadaw]], [[Pabedan Township|Pabedan]], [[Kyauktada Township|Kyauktada]], [[Botahtaung Township|Botahtaung]] and [[Pazundaung Township]]s.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.mmtimes.com/2010/news/511/n51106.html |title=Authorities ban light truck buses in downtown areas |author=Nay Nwe Moe Aung |work=Myanmar Times |date=24 February 2010 |access-date=18 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716143017/http://mmtimes.com/2010/news/511/n51106.html |archive-date=16 July 2011 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> In May 2003, a ban on using car horns was implemented in six townships of Downtown Yangon to reduce [[noise pollution]].<ref name="symo">{{cite news |url=http://www.mmtimes.com/no396/n008.htm |title=Vehicle horn penalties increased |author=Shwe Yinn Mar Oo |date=10 December 2007 |work=Myanmar Times |access-date=18 August 2011 |archive-date=23 November 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081123011522/http://www.mmtimes.com/no396/n008.htm }}</ref> In April 2004, the car horn ban was expanded to cover the entire city.<ref name="symo"/>

On 16 January 2017, as part of public transport reforms, city bus network system [[Yangon Bus Service]] (YBS) was created by the [[Yangon Region Transport Authority]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.mmtimes.com/index.php/business/24560-new-day-dawns-for-yangon-bus-system.html |title=New day dawns for Yangon bus system |last=Aye Nyein Win |date=16 January 2017 |work=[[Myanmar Times]] |access-date=16 January 2017 |archive-date=17 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170117152819/http://www.mmtimes.com/index.php/business/24560-new-day-dawns-for-yangon-bus-system.html |url-status=live}}</ref> On 20 May 2021, YRTA was reorganized as Yangon Region Transport Committee (YRTC).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.mizzimaburmese.com/article/80436 |title=YRTA အား YRTC အဖြစ် စစ်ကောင်စီက ပြောင်းလဲ ဖွဲ့စည်း |website=Mizzima Myanmar News and Insight |access-date=1 March 2023 |archive-date=21 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521230818/http://www.mizzimaburmese.com/article/80436 |url-status=live}}</ref> YBS is claimed to be a disabled-friendly bus service and have a card payment system.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.mmtimes.com/news/yangon-offers-bus-services-disabled.html |title=Yangon offers bus services for the disabled |date=2019-09-24 |website=The Myanmar Times |language=en |access-date=2019-10-02 |archive-date=25 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190925065658/https://www.mmtimes.com/news/yangon-offers-bus-services-disabled.html }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-01/17/c_137750840.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190117075936/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-01/17/c_137750840.htm |archive-date=17 January 2019 |title=Myanmar to introduce card payment system with buses operating in Yangon – Xinhua {{!}} English.news.cn |website=www.xinhuanet.com |access-date=2019-10-02}}</ref> Since January 2019, passengers can either pay with cash or smart cards through the machines installed near the driver seat on the bus. As of January 2022, it is claimed that card machines are installed on more than 1900 buses.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.gnlm.com.mm/over-1900-buses-installed-ybs-card-payment-system/ |title=Over 1,900 Buses Installed YBS Card Payment System |first=Global New Light of |last=Myanmar |date=17 January 2022 |access-date=1 March 2023 |archive-date=9 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230309040557/https://www.gnlm.com.mm/over-1900-buses-installed-ybs-card-payment-system/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Ride hailing services operated by private corporations such as [[Uber]] and [[Grab (company)|Grab]] are also available in Yangon today.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.techinasia.com/talk/discuss-grab-uber-myanmar |title=Tech in Asia – Connecting Asia's startup ecosystem |website=www.techinasia.com |language=en-US |access-date=2019-10-02 |archive-date=2 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191002081949/https://www.techinasia.com/talk/discuss-grab-uber-myanmar |url-status=live}}</ref>